Madeira was surprisingly full of palm trees. For some reason I didn't expect there to be palm trees,

so I was pleasantly surprised, hehe (I am obsessed with palm trees).

The street outside of the hotel was very steep. But, it was free to park there and we therefore parked our
rental car there everyday. There was parking at the hotel, but we thought it was ridiculously expensive.

The hotel had 3 outdoor pools, and this one was our favorite - the infinity pool.

One of the days we made a day trip to Porto Moniz, which was beautiful.

Wonderful sunset view from our balcony.

One of the highlights of the trip was to hike some levadas. It was so beautiful, and the air so fresh
and clean. I loved every minute of it. It was like walking in a rainforest.

We also spotted some pretty amazing waterfalls.

There was a spa at the hotel, so naturally all guests had their own private bathrobes and

slippers to walk around in - so cozy and we definitely used our.

The breakfast at the hotel was INCREDIBLE. I practically rolled out of the breakfast restaurant every

morning. Oh and there was champagne at the breakfast, so, obviously I had a glass each morning (hehe).

The little harbor in Calheta.

Oh those beautiful levadas. I could really see myself going back to Madeira someday!

Please visit Madeira, I can recommend it to pretty much everyone! Maybe not to the crazy party

people, but to all of you others who appreciate a calm and relaxing holiday on a beautiful island.

1/24/2018

2018, a new year with new possibilities. This is the year. Shout it out to the universe and start working on being in the best shape that YOU can be. No body is perfect. But I believe that anyonecan strive to have a strong and lean body, a body that will carry them for the rest of their lives.

The past days I've been home sick, with a fever. Always when I just rest, rest and rest and have weird fever-dreams I get creative and want to hop on to something new. This time it was a new Instagram-account. So please go follow me/my blog in Instagram at @minimalisticwandress.